The Shah Family Foundation

Piqua Community Foundation

Piqua, OH

The Piqua Community Foundation funds charitable projects that benefit Piqua, Ohio, residents, including education, health, social services, and the arts; it generally does not fund salaries or general operating costs. In 2024, its 36 grants ranged from $5,180 to $179,865, with a median of $11,300. It accepts applications twice a year, with deadlines of March 31 and September 30.

Niels a Lundgard & Ruth Lundgard Fdn

Cincinnati, OH

The foundation funds health, education, food assistance, arts, counseling, and youth and family services, primarily for organizations serving Miami County, Ohio residents. Its 2025 grants ranged from $4,000 to $33,750, with a median of $13,500. It accepts requests by letter, and no deadline is listed.

Regal Beloit Charitable Foundation

Milwaukee, WI

The foundation supports health care, higher education, STEM education, human services, and other charitable work, primarily in Wisconsin, with grants also going to other states. In 2023, grants ranged from $600 to $100,000, with a median of $4,000. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Park National Corporation Foundation

Newark, OH

The foundation funds charitable organizations across areas including economic development, community services, education, housing, workforce development, and crisis assistance, with most grant dollars going to Ohio and smaller shares to North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Illinois. Its 2025 grants ranged from $6 to $200,000, with a median of $5,000. It does not accept unsolicited requests and contributes only to preselected organizations.

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation supports education, affordable housing, arts and culture, community well-being, neighborhood development, and basic needs, with responsive grants focused on its eight-county Greater Cincinnati service area. Its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, while specific opportunities range from small awards to grants of up to $450,000. It offers open RFP and LOI opportunities; the profile does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests outside those opportunities.

Farmer Family Foundation

Cincinnati, OH

The Farmer Family Foundation supports arts, education, child advocacy, healthcare, research, and other charitable work, with most 2024 grant dollars going to Ohio organizations. Its 2024 grants ranged from $500 to $15 million, with a median of $15,000; the filing describes submitting a letter with the request purpose and amount plus general organizational information, and states no deadline or award restrictions.

The Niels a Lundgard and Ruth Lundgard

Cincinnati, OH

Rosemary Ovenden Char Tr #2

Cincinnati, OH

The trust’s 2023 grants supported religious, education, youth, rehabilitation, and community organizations, primarily in Ohio, with some funding in New York. Its 12 grants totaled about $2.57 million, ranging from roughly $136,000 to $339,000; it funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. The 2023 filing is marked final, indicating the trust has wound down or stopped grantmaking.

The James J and Joan a Gardner

Cincinnati, OH

The foundation funds education, health care, faith-based organizations, pro-life causes, opportunities for poor and underserved people, the arts, and environmental responsibility, prioritizing communities where its trustees live, especially in Ohio. It considers requests of $5,000 or more; its 2024 grants had a median of $25,000 and ranged from $1,000 to $1.5 million. It accepts applications through its website.

Aetna Foundation Inc

Hartford, CT

Aetna Foundation supported health and wellness, access to health care, and related community needs; its 2021 grants ranged from $5,000 to $1 million, with a median of $40,000, and went to organizations across multiple states, especially in D.C. and Connecticut. Its 2021 filing was marked final, so it appears to have ended or be winding down grantmaking; that filing said there were no restrictions on who could apply and pointed applicants to its website for application materials.

Columbus Foundation

Columbus, OH

The Columbus Foundation supports nonprofits and community initiatives in areas including arts and culture, education, youth, neighborhoods, basic needs, and capacity building, with a median 2024 grant of about $21,500. Its focus is Central Ohio, though it also funds organizations elsewhere; most grants are donor-directed and not application-based, but some programs accept applications.

The Cleveland Foundation

Cleveland, OH

The Cleveland Foundation funds nonprofits working on community needs and long-term priorities, including education, health, arts and culture, economic development, neighborhoods, and human services in Cuyahoga, Lake, and Geauga counties. Its 2024 grants had a median of about $30,700, though amounts varied widely. Its general application is open year-round, so it accepts unsolicited requests through that process.